West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home, Swapan Dasgupta gets finance, Tapas Roy industryVeteran journalist turned politician Swapan Dasgupta was allotted finance while senior-most party leader Tapas Roy, with his long legislati...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Priority will be to bring back Tatas in big way: Bengal's new industries ministerBengal's new Industries Minister Tapas Roy is focused on attracting major investments from the Tata Group. He aims to signal the state's re...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
West Bengal govt assigns portfolios to newly sworn-in ministersThe West Bengal government has finalized portfolio allocations for its newly sworn-in ministers. Swapan Dasgupta will now lead the Finance ...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Finance Minister to review flagship schemes with state-owned banks, RRBs in West Bengal: SourcesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon review key schemes like Jan Dhan, Mudra, and PM Vishwakarma in West Bengal. She will meet wit...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
FM Sitharaman discusses ways to boost growth with Bengal CMThe meeting, coming just over a month after the BJP stormed to power in West Bengal for the first time, also dwelt on improving the credit ...
09 Jun, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
West Bengal government holds pre-budget talks with industry bodies'West Bengal's finance department met with industry leaders for pre-budget consultations. Stakeholders presented proposals to boost investme...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Derek O'Brien cites Tata investments in Bengal after state BJP chief vows to 'bring back' the firmTMC leaders have detailed the Tata Group's extensive operations and growth in West Bengal over the past 15 years. Companies like Tata Consu...
30 May, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Amit Shah orders razing of illegal structures along Indo-Pak borderUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the authorities to enforce a strict zero tolerance policy against illegal constructions near the...
28 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
30 lakh fake names found in West Bengal Lakshmir Bhandar scheme verification: CM Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said around 30 lakh fake beneficiaries were identified during verification of the Lakshmir Bhan...
27 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
30 lakh beneficiaries of TMC govt's direct cash transfer scheme for women ineligible: Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has unveiled the 'Annapurna Bhandar' initiative, set to take over from the previous 'Lakshmir...
27 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
West Bengal: 6 cr people covered under Swasthya Sathi to get Ayushman Bharat benefits from JulyStarting in July, six crore Swasthya Sathi card holders in West Bengal will be eligible for the Ayushman Bharat scheme. New applications ar...
24 May, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Nirmala Sitharaman, discusses state’s growth roadmapAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and discussed a roadmap for Assam's fut...
23 May, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
21 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
West Bengal govt raises upper age limit for government jobsThe West Bengal government has raised the upper age limit for recruitment to state government jobs across categories through amendments to ...
18 May, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
West Bengal Assembly session from June 18, budget on June 22The West Bengal Assembly will begin its session on June 18. A new finance minister will present the full state budget on June 22. Chief Min...
15 May, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Groww investors make bank; Mobikwik, Fractal's Q4 profits surgeGroww delivered strong returns to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
12 May, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
Bengal Poised to become a top state in five years: Subrata Gupta, adviser to CM, charts out the path aheadWest Bengal's new government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, aims to reverse the state's decline and position it among the top sta...
11 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST